Reflections Issue 21 Reproduced from https://www.westminster.ac.uk/sites/default/files/rachel-aldred-cycling-reflection.pdf; published 4th August 2017. Written for the Eco-Cities Initiative Reflections Series. Cycling and culture For the best part of the last decade, I’ve kept returning to one overarching question: why – despite policy promises – have so many places failed to increase cycling, and what … Continue reading →

This is one of a series of three posts that will deal with Hackney Council’s new proposals for Wick Road. Another will deal with the detail of the proposals (including problems that still need fixing – especially at junctions and crossings), and another with data on car ownership in Hackney and … Continue reading →

One of my regular short posts listing some upcoming talks. Bit of a general impact theme over the next month or two, but still some specific cycling events including on a bit of new Stats19 analysis I’ve done for the LCC in Hackney. Saturday February 25th – London: Bike City? … Continue reading →

This is a response to the London Assembly Call for Evidence on Bus Services. I am writing as an expert in cycling, and hence am only focusing on bus infrastructure/services as they relate to cycling. This is clearly only a part of the picture, but I believe one that matters … Continue reading →

This post discusses problems related to measuring road injury risk, but substantively takes a look at cycling risk by London borough, via an attempt to estimate cycling volumes by borough via DfT counts and pct.bike. So, I’ve been doing some analysis with a view to putting in some evidence to … Continue reading →

I have a new paper out in the Journal of Transport and Health, co-authored with John Dales of Urban Movement and available here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214140516303978 You can also download a freely available author version here (pretty much all there, bar the formatting). Diversifying and normalising cycling in London, UK: An exploratory … Continue reading →

I’m planning some public events over the next year that will be supported by ESRC and co-hosted by the London Cycling Campaign. They’re aimed at bringing together researchers, practitioners, advocates and others to share knowledge, develop policy ideas, and learn more about using data and research. Over the coming weeks … Continue reading →

If you live in Hackney and are a London Cycling Campaign member – please come to the local group’s Annual Meeting next week (Wednesday 5th October) – details here. If you live in Hackney, want to make it better for cycling, but aren’t an LCC member – why not join, … Continue reading →

Cross-posted from the PCT blog Tomorrow evening (15th September) James Woodcock and I are presenting the Propensity to Cycle Tool (PCT, www.pct.bike) to stakeholders at the lovely Velo House in Tunbridge Wells. We’ll be talking about what the tool can tell us about cycling potential in Tunbridge Wells and in … Continue reading →